What causes clubfoot?
The cause is unknown, although genetic and environmental factors may play some role in the development of clubfoot. The term idiopathic congenital clubfoot is the common term for clubfoot in an otherwise normal child. The definition of idiopathic follows: arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause. The definition of congenital: existing at or dating from birth. Congenital is also defined as: acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity. Clubfoot develops in a normal foot after 14-16 weeks of pregnancy.
